Population reduction: who will make it and who won't?
This is no conspiracy theory. Mark Wallace posted a rather chilling article and accompanying spreadsheet on Conservative Home on the population figures the Optimum Population Trust would like to see in each country of the world. Mark's article: The Optimum Population Trust, for those of you who haven't yet come across them, are an odd bunch. Bluntly, they believe the best way to save the planet

Iraq inquiry: Inconvenient truths
Some awkward questions need to be asked about the Iraq War and events leading up to it, but I suspect they won't be asked ... at least, not in the public arena. ... which raises questions as to why exactly Saddam Hussein was hounded to death. John Perkins believes he can answer that question.

Honour: The missing virtue of the State
Philip Pullman, infamous for his objection to the vetting of school visitors, such as writers, delivered a keynote speech on The Virtues of the State in February this year - around the time when his Times article on the subject was culled. He speaks of the missing virtue in State affairs - honour. Hat tip: Look for a Voice

G20: The truth behind the summit in Scotland
The Corbett Report interviewed Daniel Estulin, who revealed the behind-the-scenes details of the G20 Finance Minister's meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland in early November. Details were derived from actual G20 documents that his sources sneaked out of the meetings, despite heavy, unprecedented security, "even by Bilderberg standards", according to Estulin. (See BilderbergBook.com). Estulin says

RFID: How secure are your passcards?
Ethical hacker, Chris Paget, demonstrates a low-cost mobile device that surreptitiously reads and clones RFID tags embedded in passport cards and enhanced drivers' licenses. He can collect ID's, change IDs and collect complete identities by correlating passcard information with credit card information where both are RFID-chipped. Anyone with such equipment, costing less than £150, can do this.